March 22, 1911:
The bodies of NWMP Inspector Francis Fitzgerald and Constable Samuel Carter were found in 55 km from Fort McPherson. The patrol of four men had become lost on their way to Dawson City and all perished.
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The bodies of NWMP Inspector Francis Fitzgerald and Constable Samuel Carter were found in 55 km from Fort McPherson. The patrol of four men had become lost on their way to Dawson City and all perished.
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The Lost NWMP Patrol of 1911
On Feb. 5, 1911, the weather was a bitter -45 degrees Celsius. The wind was howling and four men had endured 47 days in the frigid Arctic wilderness of Canada. These were not men who had wandered i…
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March 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
March 22, 1911:
The bodies of NWMP Inspector Francis Fitzgerald and Constable Samuel Carter were found in 55 km from Fort McPherson. The patrol of four men had become lost on their way to Dawson City and all perished.
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The bodies of NWMP Inspector Francis Fitzgerald and Constable Samuel Carter were found in 55 km from Fort McPherson. The patrol of four men had become lost on their way to Dawson City and all perished.
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Enchilada - Saturday Night Live
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July 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Every soccer game narrated by Derek Rae is this sketch www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWMp...
On this day in 1873, the North-West Mounted Police was formed. On July 8, 1874, 275 NWMP officers began The March West from Fort Dufferin.
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May 23, 2026 at 1:43 PM
On this day in 1873, the North-West Mounted Police was formed. On July 8, 1874, 275 NWMP officers began The March West from Fort Dufferin.
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April 15, 1885:
The Battle of Fort Pitt was fought between the Cree and North-West Mounted Police.
The Battle of Fort Pitt was fought between the Cree and North-West Mounted Police.
April 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
April 15, 1885:
The Battle of Fort Pitt was fought between the Cree and North-West Mounted Police.
The Battle of Fort Pitt was fought between the Cree and North-West Mounted Police.
Little Bear’s band in Montana as political refugees after the 1885 resistance in what is now Saskatchewan. Most settled on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana. Realize there are many Natives in Canada who feel, at best, ambiguous, about the Canadian flag waving, many of use who know our kinship…
February 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Little Bear’s band in Montana as political refugees after the 1885 resistance in what is now Saskatchewan. Most settled on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana. Realize there are many Natives in Canada who feel, at best, ambiguous, about the Canadian flag waving, many of use who know our kinship…
FYI NWMP=Northwest Mounted Police and their successors RCMP=Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
These militias “cleared the land” in Canada by enforcing race-based laws that prohibited all forms of Indigenous existence and kidnapped generations of children into church-run abuse factories. #Cdnhist
These militias “cleared the land” in Canada by enforcing race-based laws that prohibited all forms of Indigenous existence and kidnapped generations of children into church-run abuse factories. #Cdnhist
October 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
FYI NWMP=Northwest Mounted Police and their successors RCMP=Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
These militias “cleared the land” in Canada by enforcing race-based laws that prohibited all forms of Indigenous existence and kidnapped generations of children into church-run abuse factories. #Cdnhist
These militias “cleared the land” in Canada by enforcing race-based laws that prohibited all forms of Indigenous existence and kidnapped generations of children into church-run abuse factories. #Cdnhist
In Battleford, Saskatchewan, there is a cemetery devoted to those who served with the North West Mounted Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Some of the graves date back to 1885.
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Some of the graves date back to 1885.
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The NWMP Cemetery in Battleford
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May 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
In Battleford, Saskatchewan, there is a cemetery devoted to those who served with the North West Mounted Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Some of the graves date back to 1885.
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Some of the graves date back to 1885.
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On this day in 1911, NWMP Corporal William Dempster left with a search party from Dawson City to find the NWMP Lost Patrol. On March 21 and 22, the dead bodies of the patrol were found
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February 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
On this day in 1911, NWMP Corporal William Dempster left with a search party from Dawson City to find the NWMP Lost Patrol. On March 21 and 22, the dead bodies of the patrol were found
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World's Largest Pincers (Pincher Creek):
The community's name came from pincers that were lost by a fur trader and found a decade later by an NWMP officer. The large pincers are located at the welcome sign and are 1.83 metres tall.
The community's name came from pincers that were lost by a fur trader and found a decade later by an NWMP officer. The large pincers are located at the welcome sign and are 1.83 metres tall.
November 24, 2024 at 2:15 PM
World's Largest Pincers (Pincher Creek):
The community's name came from pincers that were lost by a fur trader and found a decade later by an NWMP officer. The large pincers are located at the welcome sign and are 1.83 metres tall.
The community's name came from pincers that were lost by a fur trader and found a decade later by an NWMP officer. The large pincers are located at the welcome sign and are 1.83 metres tall.
Sitting Bull’s band to what is now Saskatchewan. When Sitting Bull and others of the band were ‘escorted’ back to the States, she was one of dozens who eluded the NWMP escort, and chose to remain north of the medicine line. She was a respected elder of the Wood Mountain Lakota in Saskatchewan…
February 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Sitting Bull’s band to what is now Saskatchewan. When Sitting Bull and others of the band were ‘escorted’ back to the States, she was one of dozens who eluded the NWMP escort, and chose to remain north of the medicine line. She was a respected elder of the Wood Mountain Lakota in Saskatchewan…
The battle led to the NWMP losing 12 men, with 11 injured. The Metis suffered five dead and three wounded. Dumont was injured by a glancing blow to the head by a stray bullet, but the injury was not serious. The Metis victory shocked the NWMP.
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March 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The battle led to the NWMP losing 12 men, with 11 injured. The Metis suffered five dead and three wounded. Dumont was injured by a glancing blow to the head by a stray bullet, but the injury was not serious. The Metis victory shocked the NWMP.
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With his people under threat from American whiskey traders, Isapo-muxika welcomed the arrival of the NWMP. He became friends with NWMP Assistant Commission James Macleod.
In 1876, he met with Sitting Bull and established a peace between the Blackfoot and Lakota.
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In 1876, he met with Sitting Bull and established a peace between the Blackfoot and Lakota.
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June 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
With his people under threat from American whiskey traders, Isapo-muxika welcomed the arrival of the NWMP. He became friends with NWMP Assistant Commission James Macleod.
In 1876, he met with Sitting Bull and established a peace between the Blackfoot and Lakota.
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In 1876, he met with Sitting Bull and established a peace between the Blackfoot and Lakota.
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May 2, 1885:
The Battle of Cut Knife was fought near present-day Battleford, Saskatchewan.
The Battle of Cut Knife was fought near present-day Battleford, Saskatchewan.
May 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
May 2, 1885:
The Battle of Cut Knife was fought near present-day Battleford, Saskatchewan.
The Battle of Cut Knife was fought near present-day Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Here is the link to the dashboard for Canada.
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health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
National Wastewater Monitoring of Pathogens (NWMP) – Canada.ca
This dashboard provides data about COVID-19, flu, RSV and mpox virus levels in wastewater.
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August 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Here is the link to the dashboard for Canada.
health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
Police in eastern canada were created as slave catchers, and the NWMP/RCMP were created to kill or otherwise force Indigenous Peoples off the prairies so yts could farm. Violently upholding white supremacy culture remains the core purpose of all police and the entire settler legal system.
December 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Police in eastern canada were created as slave catchers, and the NWMP/RCMP were created to kill or otherwise force Indigenous Peoples off the prairies so yts could farm. Violently upholding white supremacy culture remains the core purpose of all police and the entire settler legal system.
Henri Julien was the first editorial cartoonist to be employed full-time in Canadian history.
Along with his cartoons, he also painted Canadiana such as the Flying Canoe legend, the March West by the NWMP and the Lower Canada Rebellion.
This is his story.
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Along with his cartoons, he also painted Canadiana such as the Flying Canoe legend, the March West by the NWMP and the Lower Canada Rebellion.
This is his story.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Henri Julien was the first editorial cartoonist to be employed full-time in Canadian history.
Along with his cartoons, he also painted Canadiana such as the Flying Canoe legend, the March West by the NWMP and the Lower Canada Rebellion.
This is his story.
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Along with his cartoons, he also painted Canadiana such as the Flying Canoe legend, the March West by the NWMP and the Lower Canada Rebellion.
This is his story.
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A clip from this week's episode of Canadian History Ehx: The March West
Poorly organized, the March West of the NWMP nearly failed. Many recruits also discovered why one should never drink pond water on the prairie.
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Poorly organized, the March West of the NWMP nearly failed. Many recruits also discovered why one should never drink pond water on the prairie.
youtube.com/shorts/BUeF4...
Podcast Clip: The March West
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March 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
A clip from this week's episode of Canadian History Ehx: The March West
Poorly organized, the March West of the NWMP nearly failed. Many recruits also discovered why one should never drink pond water on the prairie.
youtube.com/shorts/BUeF4...
Poorly organized, the March West of the NWMP nearly failed. Many recruits also discovered why one should never drink pond water on the prairie.
youtube.com/shorts/BUeF4...
Mistahimaskwa tried to stop the violence. Afterwards, he did what he could to protect the hostages the Cree took. Prior to the Battle of Fort Pitt, he warned the NWMP that warriors were coming to limit the bloodshed. It worked, as the NWMP abandoned the fort.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Mistahimaskwa tried to stop the violence. Afterwards, he did what he could to protect the hostages the Cree took. Prior to the Battle of Fort Pitt, he warned the NWMP that warriors were coming to limit the bloodshed. It worked, as the NWMP abandoned the fort.
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Not to mention the startling not small amount who are PROUD of these action, who see the Trail of Tears, Residential schools, starvation, and outright murder (John A. had the NWMP/RCMP train target practice on live FN to get used to shooting them) as laudable.
June 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Not to mention the startling not small amount who are PROUD of these action, who see the Trail of Tears, Residential schools, starvation, and outright murder (John A. had the NWMP/RCMP train target practice on live FN to get used to shooting them) as laudable.
In the scuffle, both Isidore and Assiwiyin were killed and the battle began. The battle involved 250 Metis and 100 NWMP. While the NWMP were better armed, the Metis had a larger force with better defensive positions. Within 30 minutes, Crozier and the NWMP were defeated.
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March 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
In the scuffle, both Isidore and Assiwiyin were killed and the battle began. The battle involved 250 Metis and 100 NWMP. While the NWMP were better armed, the Metis had a larger force with better defensive positions. Within 30 minutes, Crozier and the NWMP were defeated.
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Jan. 5, 1848:
Canadian soldier and police officer Sam Steele was born in Medonte Township, Canada West.
Canadian soldier and police officer Sam Steele was born in Medonte Township, Canada West.
January 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Jan. 5, 1848:
Canadian soldier and police officer Sam Steele was born in Medonte Township, Canada West.
Canadian soldier and police officer Sam Steele was born in Medonte Township, Canada West.
He then took them to an island in the Oldman River and recommended they build a fort there. It became Fort MacLeod, the headquarters of the NWMP for a time. The NWMP offered Potts a contract of 22 years at $90 a month as a scout.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
He then took them to an island in the Oldman River and recommended they build a fort there. It became Fort MacLeod, the headquarters of the NWMP for a time. The NWMP offered Potts a contract of 22 years at $90 a month as a scout.
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